I think the plucking of lice-ova was concerned with the "-cracy" bit, Faldage, dear boy.-cracy derives from Latin cratia meaning something like "power" (possibly "strength?") Although I think that the Romans derived the word from the Greek, originally.

a blue comment in white!commonly called Smurf come--i presume you are familier with smurfs, blue, elfin cartoon creatures, 99.9 male, with only one Miss Smurf, who was always chaste! which made the blu-tak a common enough

I am aware of who (or what?) they are, but have never been so familiar with them as to experience,[ahem] "smurf-come" If blu-tak is an analagous substance, I don't wonder that Miss Smurf remains chaste!

strictly speaking that would be "ochlocracy", wow.([Aside to all newcomers:] This is a practical demonstration of "Nit-Picking for Beginners". The Advanced course is run by Faldage and WO'N)Sigh One does the best one can at the time ... Meanwhile Here's a theme song for Faldage and WO'N:(Chaucer, Rabelais and Balzac Forever!!!)From "The Music Man" by Meredith Wilson.

Maud: Professor, her kind of woman doesn't belong on any committee. Of course, I shouldn't tell you this but she advocates dirty books.

Harold: Dirty books!

Alma:Chaucer!

Ethel:Rabelais!

Eulalie: Balzac!

Maud: And the worst thing Of course, I shouldn't tell you this but-

Alma: I'll tell.

Ethel: The man lived on my street, let me tell.

Eulalie: Stop! I'll tell. She made brazen overtures to a man who never had a friend in this town till she came here.

Alma: Oh, yes That woman made brazen overtures With a gild-edge guarantee. She had a golden glint in her eye. And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring. Just melt her down and you'll reveal A lump of lead as cold as steel. Here!, where a woman's heart should be!

Eulalie, Alma, Maud, Ethel, and Mrs Squires:He left River City the Library building - But he left all the books to her !

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